Man Uses #LoveAtFirstFlight Hashtag to Find Woman He Met on a Plane

Rom-com writers, here's a new idea for you: Jamie Kelly, a 24-year-old guy from Ireland, met a 27-year-old Canadian named Katie on a flight from Barcelona to Dublin. The two hit it off, but got separated at customs. They both searched the airport, but couldn't find one another.

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Despondent, Kelly realized he didn't even know Katie's last name. He searched Facebook, asked a ticket agent, and even went on the radio to try and track her down. When he told two of his friends about his predicament, they started a social media campaign to find her, using the hashtags #LoveAtFirstFlight and #FindKatie.

Is your name Katie? Are you from Nova Scotia? Are you travelling around Ireland? Did you recently meet a young lad called Jamie? #findkatie

"They were tweeting celebrities in America and Canadians, all the Canadian hockey players," Kelly told an Irish radio station.

The campaign went viral and news stations picked it up. Finally, Kelly wound up on Canadian news as an "Irish Romeo," and Katie's sister spotted him and connected the two on Facebook.

The adorable lovebirds had their first conversation — somewhat unromantically — live on the radio. They say they plan to meet up while Katie (last name Moreau) is still on vacation in Kelly's native Ireland.

Moreau doesn't mind the unconventional start to their relationship. "I was obviously very surprised and flattered," she told CBC News. "I find it very humorous because all my friends back home are losing their heads over it."